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Turtles and tortoises are fascinating survivors from an ancient world of reptiles that reach back to the age of the dinosaurs. Today they rank among the most threatened species on the planet. Their slow movement on land and lack of defenses combine with habitat destruction to make them... read more
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It may appear presumptuous to try to describe the highly diversified world of turtles and tortoises in a single book: indeed, even specialists have modestly admitted that we still know all too little about these animals and that discoveries continue to surface with such rapidity that it is difficult even to count the number of officially recognized species.
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- Vincenzo Ferri (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 597.92
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